Tourist visa to India and the 2-month rule

ggupte

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I am traveling to India on a tourist visa and would like to visit the Maldives for tourism. I will have to come back to India for a few days before leaving. Technically this would violate the 2-month no re-entry policy.

But, the FAQ on the website is quite specific on the fact that this can be done for regional Tourism "upto 2 - 3 times". It does not give any specific information about how to request an endorsement to renter within 2-months while applying for the Tourist Visa.

See excerpt from FAQ below.

Has anyone had any experience with this?


Q.2 : Whether the gap of two months between two visits would apply irrespective of the duration of stay in India during the previous visit ?

Ans.: The intention behind the stipulation of a gap of two months between two visits on a Tourist Visa is to curb the abuse/misuse of the Tourist Visa. With a view to ensure that the genuine tourists are not affected by the recent guidelines, the following clarifications are furnished:

(I) Foreigners holding Tourist Visas, who after initial entry into India plan to visit another country largely on account of neighbourhood tourism related travel and re-enter India before finally exiting, may be permitted two or three entries, as the case may be (need based), by the Indian Missions/Posts subject to their submission of a detailed itinerary and supporting documentation (ticket bookings). If they are already outside of their country of origin, they can also get such an endorsement from the nearest Indian Mission/Post.

(II) The Immigration authorities in all the Immigration Check Posts may also allow such foreign nationals on Tourist Visas arriving in India without the specific authorization from the Indian Missions/Posts to make two or three entries into the country (need based) subject to production of an itinerary and supporting documentation (ticket bookings).
 
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